Cigar-cutter.



PATENTED MAY 28,- 1907;- A. SOHIGKERLING..

CIGAR CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1906.

wit Emm v v ALFRED SCHICKERLING, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed October 15,1906. Serial No. 338.915.

T0 (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED SoHroKER- LING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyof New York and State of New York, have made and invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cigar-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cigar cutters, and moreparticularly to that kind or style thereof which may be carried in thepocket, or suspended as a charm from a watch chain, the object being toprovide an article of this kind which while simple and economical toconstruct, will be el'licient in use.

lVith these and other ends in view, the in vention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of myimproved cutter. Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof partly closed. Fig. 3is a similar view showing the cutter entirely closed. Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detached view inelevationof one of the sections.

By reference to the drawings, it will be seen that my improved cigarcutter consists of four blades, each having the same outline or contouras the other, the adjacent edges of the assembled sections beingsharpened to form cutting edges, the four sections being so pivoted orhinged to each other that the edges willl effect a shearing cut. Asthese sections are of the same shape, a description of one will suflicefor all.

The upper or outer edge a of each of the sections A, is preferablycurved, so that when said sections are assembled, as illustrated in Fig.1, the cutter will be circular in shape. The sides b of the section Aconverge toward the center, the inner cutting edge 0 having its centralportion also curved or recessed and sharpened to form a cutting edge,the curvature of the cutting edges of the several sections when properlyassembled, producing a circular hole or opening f in the central portionof the device.

One of the converging sides I) of each section, is extended outwardly toform an attaching ear (1, whereby to overlap the adj a cent section andbe properly pivoted thereto.

The four cutting sections A are pivoted near their outer curved edgesone to the other by means of the pins e, so that when any two of thesections are by a slight pressure forced toward each other, the cuttingedges of all four sections will come together, as illustrated in Fig. 3,completely closing the opening f between the sections and causing thecutting edges to effect a shearing cut on the end of the cigarpreviously placed in said opening f.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the article is veryeconomical to construct, in that the sections are provided with. thesame outline or contour, and can therefore be rapidly stamped out bymeans'of a die, and readily and easily assembled.

If desired, one of the sections may be provided with a ring 9 wherebythe article may be suspended as a charm from a watch chain.

It will be understood, of course, that the article may be formed of anydesired metal and ornamented in any pleasing way.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A cigar cutter consisting of four sections, each of which has a curvedouter edge, each section having a sharpened inner edge, each of saidinner edges having a central curved portion and straight end portions,the end portions of one section being adapted to contact with the endportion of the opposite section when the device is manipulated, thesides of each of said sections converging toward the center and one ofsaid sides being extended outwardly forming an attaching ear, the latteroverlapping the adjacent sections and pivoted thereto, substantially asdescribed.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York, andState of New York, this 13th day of October, A. D.

ALFRED SCHICKERLING. Witnesses:

M. VAN NoRTwicK, N. B. SMITH.

